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German equestrian
Franke Sloothaak (born 2 February 1958 in
Heerenveen , the
Netherlands ) is a German
show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 1988 and 1996.
[1]
Olympic Record
Sloothaak competed for West Germany at the
1984 Summer Olympics in
Los Angeles , where he received a bronze medal in team jumping with Farmer, and at the
1988 Summer Olympics in
Seoul , where the team received a gold medal.
He participated for Germany at the
1996 Summer Olympics in
Atlanta , where he won a gold medal in Team Jumping, together with
Lars Nieberg ,
Ulrich Kirchhoff and
Ludger Beerbaum .
[2]
Sloothaak still holds the world record for the indoor
Puissance . In June 1991, Sloothaak jumped a record-breaking 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in) in Chaudfontaine, Belgium on the horse Optiebeurs Golo.
References
1912
Lewenhaupt ,
Kilman ,
von Rosen ,
Rosencrantz (
SWE )
1920
König ,
von Rosen ,
Norling ,
Martin (
SWE )
1924
Thelning ,
Ståhle ,
Lundström ,
von Braun (
SWE )
1928
Navarro ,
Álvarez ,
García (
ESP )
1932 No medals awarded
1936
Hasse ,
von Barnekow ,
Brandt (
GER )
1948
Mariles ,
Uriza ,
Valdés (
MEX )
1952
White ,
Stewart ,
Llewellyn (
GBR )
1956
Winkler ,
Thiedemann ,
Lütke-Westhues (
EUA )
1960
Winkler ,
Thiedemann ,
Schockemöhle (
EUA )
1964
Schridde ,
Jarasinski ,
Winkler (
EUA )
1968
Day ,
Gayford ,
Elder (
CAN )
1972
Ligges ,
Wiltfang ,
Steenken ,
Winkler (
FRG )
1976
Parot ,
Rozier ,
Roguet ,
Roche (
FRA )
1980
Chukanov ,
Poganovsky ,
Asmaev ,
Korolkov (
URS )
1984
Fargis ,
Homfeld ,
Burr Howard ,
Smith (
USA )
1988
Beerbaum ,
Brinkmann ,
Hafemeister ,
Sloothaak (
FRG )
1992
Raijmakers ,
Romp ,
Tops ,
Lansink (
NED )
1996
Sloothaak ,
Nieberg ,
Kirchhoff ,
Beerbaum (
GER )
2000
Beerbaum ,
Nieberg ,
Ehning ,
Becker (
GER )
2004
Wylde ,
Ward ,
Madden ,
Kappler (
USA )
2008
Ward ,
Kraut ,
Simpson ,
Madden (
USA )
2012
Skelton ,
Maher ,
Brash ,
Charles (
GBR )
2016
Rozier ,
Staut ,
Bost ,
Leprevost (
FRA )
2020
von Eckermann ,
Baryard-Johnsson ,
Fredricson (
SWE )